failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
skill; dexterity; proficiency
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
such; this sort of; like this
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to freeze; to refrigerate
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
much less; to say nothing of
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood